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14-21 February was National Nest Box Week.. However, as Spring approaches, any week is good for putting up nest boxes. If you have trees in your school grounds, why not give it a go? As the NNBW website explains, “Natural nest sites for birds such as holes in trees or old buildings are disappearing fast as gardens are ‘tidied’ and old houses are repaired. Taking part in NNBW gives you the chance to contribute to bird conservation whilst giving you the pleasure of observing any breeding birds that you attract to your nest box”

Science-wise, you could do a good investigation into habitats with your class, studying habitat requirements and choosing the best location in the school grounds to place a nest box. Designing and building nestboxes could even be a cross-curricular DT project.

Although NNBW is over, BTO are actively encouraging continued interest in nest boxes, and their website is still active here, with lots of great resources.

In the meantime, we’ll be bringing you more Springtime science ideas soon!